Ah, the evil bourgeoisie is back in the spotlight so many years after the fall of European communism. "The more things change, the more they stay the same", as the old French proverb asserts (originally: plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose).

Julia Gillard yesterday targeted Mr Abbott, portraying him as a “cosseted” silvertail, living on Sydney’s north shore and out of touch with “real families” … Later, in question time, she targeted him again: ”It is only those who are cosseted on Sydney’s north shore that could fail to realise...